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Place in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Ambohimanambola
Ambohimanambola is located in MadagascarAmbohimanambolaAmbohimanambolaLocation in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°48′S 46°37′E / 19.800°S 46.617°E / -19.800; 46.617
Country Madagascar
RegionVakinankaratra
DistrictBetafo
Elevation1,224 m (4,016 ft)
Population
 • Total21,000
 • EthnicitiesMerina
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)

Ambohimanambola is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 21,000 in 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 30% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and beans, while other important agricultural products are maize, cassava and bambara groundnut.

References and notes

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
Madagascar Communes in the Vakinankaratra Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Antsirabe
Ambatolampy (19)
Antanifotsy (14)
Antsirabe I (1)
Antsirabe II (20)
Betafo (18)
Faratsiho (9)
Mandoto (9)
7 districts; 89 communes

19°48′S 46°37′E / 19.800°S 46.617°E / -19.800; 46.617


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